Health

The Solis Administration promises improved treatment for persons suffering from sexually transmitted diseases. Earlier this month, the Solis Administration issued a statement ensuring “proper comprehensive care for people with sexually transmitted diseases, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).” The announcement...

Costa Ricans are markedly taller than they were 50 years ago, but that’s not the only direction they’re growing. Let’s face it. Costa Rican’s are known for many admirable things, but, alas, height is not one of them. Nevertheless, there...

Jardines de Moravia prepares for The Vegan Fair to arrive on Sunday November 15. Starting at 10am, The Vegan Fair will take place in the public heart of Moravia: from San Blas Church, 150 east and 20 south, green event...

A recent study revealed preventable cancers are more common within Native populations. The study was led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and looked specifically at indigenous groups within Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States...

The ancient Eastern tea has been used for everything from detoxification to preventing dementia. GOTU KOLA also known as INDIAN PENNYWORT and in Sanskrit BRAHMI (Supreme knowledge, Divine creative energy), is found throughout India and the world in shaded, watery...

The European Union-Central America partnership recently declared Costa Rican bananas the best in the world. Learn why you should be eating more of the fruit. For over 100 years, bananas have been the lifeblood of Costa Rica. Beginning in the...

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover, and definitely don’t judge these fruits by their shape, smell or color. The Costa Rican feria, like many farmer’s markets, is a crossroads for opposites. There in one location, visitors will experience...

It really didn’t occur to me that living in the United States, the land of obesity, was like living through a famine. While visiting my parents for a few weeks, I realized a sad plummet in my normal diet...

What is kombucha and who are the “wild” girls brewing it here in Costa Rica? Originating in China over 2000 years ago, kombucha gained a reputation in the East as the “Tea of Immortality” after a Korean physician and physicist...

Hearty lasagna that tastes just like your great aunt Gloria’s, rich pad Thai that rivals that of even Eastern Asia, artisan pizza, authentic pesto, cheesecake, ice cream... What could possibly be missing from the menu at Mantras?Oh yeah, meat. Options for...